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Why would you not place anything in a patient’s mouth during a grand mal seizure?

Why would you not place anything in a patient’s mouth during a grand mal seizure?

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Grand mal seizure also known as generalized tonic-clonic seizure is a type of generalized seizure that produces bilateral, convulsive tonic and clonic muscle contractions.

In this type of seizure, the person may cry out, fall, shake or jerk, and become unaware of what’s going on around them.

If we put anything in the person’s mouth during seizure this can injure teeth or the jaw of the person.

If the person swallows the thing which we put in the mouth then the person might choke, chances of asphyxiation also there as the person is unconscious during seizure.

On the other hand chances of biting the tounge off and swallowing of the tongue is very rare due to seizure.

So we don't place anything in a patient’s mouth during a grand mal seizure until the person is fully alert.

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